Table 2.
Agreements between the measurements of the early and delayed H/M ratios and WR for the intra- and interobserver analyses and the experienced versus inexperienced observer analysis
| Early H/M ratio | Delayed H/M ratio | Washout rate (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method 1 | Method 2 | |||
| Intraobserver analysis | ||||
| First measurement | 1.56 ± 0.18 | 1.43 ± 0.20 | 41.5 ± 6.6 | 52.6 ± 13.0 |
| Second measurement | 1.56 ± 0.18 | 1.44 ± 0.20 | 41.4 ± 6.4 | 51.9 ± 12.5 |
| ICC (95 % CI) | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 0.98 (0.97–0.99) | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 0.94 (0.89–0.96) |
| Interobserver analysis | ||||
| First observer | 1.52 ± 0.20 | 1.40 ± 0.20 | 41.3 ± 6.0 | 52.3 ± 13.6 |
| Second observer | 1.56 ± 0.18 | 1.44 ± 0.20 | 41.4 ± 6.4 | 52.6 ± 13.0 |
| ICC (95 % CI) | 0.94 (0.70–0.98) | 0.96 (0.76–0.98) | 0.98 (0.96–0.99) | 0.91 (0.85–0.94) |
| Experienced versus inexperienced observer analysis | ||||
| Experienced observer | 1.52 ± 0.20 | 1.40 ± 0.20 | 41.3 ± 6.0 | 52.3 ± 13.6 |
| Inexperienced observer | 1.54 ± 0.17 | 1.45 ± 0.19 | 41.1 ± 6.5 | 49.5 ± 13.6 |
| ICC (95 % CI) | 0.89 (0.81–0.94) | 0.90 (0.70–0.95) | 0.95 (0.92–0.97) | 0.81 (0.70–0.88) |